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Turning ZooLights Into a Drive-Thru Was a Desperate Pandemic Pivot. It’s Now More Popular Than Ever.

When the Oregon Zoo turned its annual holiday light display into a drive-thru, the scheme was a last resort. Nikki Simmons didn’t expect ZooLights to become more popular than ever.

Christmas Is Canceled: Peacock Lane Will Not Light Up This Year

For the first time in eight decades, Peacock Lane is going dark.

The Dialogue: What Readers Had to Say About Our Reviewer Calling Peacock Lane’s Christmas Lights “Pathetic”

“Your dismissal of Peacock Lane glaringly reveals your status as a recent arrival to Portland and a young adult with no sense of local history.”

This Christmas, Let All Portland Finally Admit That Peacock Lane is Garbage

There’s something that’s mostly gone unsaid: Peacock Lane is pathetic.

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Am I a Jerk for Not Wanting the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine?

Vaccination line at Portland International Airport. (OHSU / Josh Andersen)

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer Says It’s Light Rail or Bust for the Next Columbia River Bridge

Interstate 5 bridge and Hayden Island. (Henry Cromett)

Mark Frohnmayer Built a Three-Wheeled Rocket Trike. Why Is It Worth a Billion Dollars?

Mark Frohnmayer in an Arcimoto outside his house in Eugene. (Wesley Lapointe)

Top Chef Portland, Episode 2 Recap: Coffee, Beer and Other Clichés

Sara Hauman (left) and Jamie Tran on Episode 2 of Top Chef Portland. IMAGE: David Moir/Bravo.

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A Precinct Commander for the Portland Police Bureau Suggested Residents Should Vote Out the District Attorney for Being Soft on Crime 143

Portlanders Are Furious at the Prospect of City Parks Being Used as Temporary Homes 105

The Oregon Brothers Accused of Storming the U.S. Capitol Spent Much of Their Lives as the Children of Baptist Missionaries 85

Secretary of State Opens Investigation Into Portland Police Commander who Suggested Residents Should Vote Out the District Attorney 75

After Contentious Budget Session, Auditor Warns Neither She Nor Staff Will Appear Before City Council Again 67

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